IU Kokomo School of Business AACSB accreditation

The accreditation received by IU Kokomo was one of only 16 awarded nationally and internationally. The accreditation of the undergraduate and master’s degree programs ensures that IU Kokomo is providing excellence in business education.

AACSB is a not-for-profit corporation of educational institutions, corporations and other organizations devoted to the promotion and improvement of higher education in business administration and management.

Among AACSB’s founding members are Harvard University, Columbia University and Dartmouth College.

“This accreditation caps off a banner year for the IU Kokomo School of Business which has included various awards and recognitions,” said IU Kokomo Chancellor Ruth Person. “Our faculty, staff and administration made an extraordinary effort to put in an incredible amount of work toward this achievement.”

Thomas von der Embse, former dean of the campus’ school, said he is extremely proud of the campus’ faculty, staff and students who helped meet the accreditation goals. The process to become accredited by the AACSB began in 1993 with a candidacy process, self-evaluation and, ultimately, three large volumes of reports. Those reports, featuring the standards, faculty profiles and syllabi, conveyed the school’s continued growth and improvement in business education.

The many commendations the IU Kokomo School of Business received have included areas of student satisfaction and faculty excellence. The Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) program was lauded for its national success during the last five years. SIFE students, who recently won their regional competition for the second consecutive year, (see page B4) will compete in a national SIFE competition next week (May 13-14) in Kansas City, Mo.

“The accreditation team was very complimentary of our students,” said von der Embse. “The students presented themselves as very mature and dedicated to their academics. This also reflects well on the faculty which has enjoyed instructing them.”